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Walden tossed 3 2/3 innings of scoreless relief Thursday and his reward is a trip back to the minors. The Red Sox needed a fresh relief arm. May 4 - 12:14 PM

Red Sox recalled RHP Marcus Walden from Triple-A Pawtucket.

Walden will join the Red Sox bullpen ahead of Wednesday afternoon's series finale against the Royals. He has a 4.09 ERA and 10/3 K/BB ratio in 11 innings of relief this season at the major league level. May 2 - 11:17 AM

Red Sox optioned RHP Marcus Walden to Triple-A Pawtucket.

Walden holds a 4.09 ERA and 10/3 K/BB ratio over 11 relief innings with the big club this season. He'll surely be back at some point. Apr 20 - 2:43 PM

Red Sox recalled RHP Marcus Walden from Triple-A Pawtucket.

Walden was only in the minors for four days. He had a 3.60 ERA over his first three appearances (three innings) this season out of the Red Sox bullpen. Apr 12 - 11:29 AM

Depth Charts

Dustin Pedroia (knee) will play seven innings on Wednesday for Triple-A Pawtucket.

Pedroia (knew) will then have the opportunity to play the next day if the knee holds up; an 11:05 a.m. tilt on Thursday. The Red Sox reportedly want to see Pedroia play in back-to-back games before calling him to Boston. If he can go on Wednesday and Thursday, he'll fulfill that, and he could be activated by the end of the weekend.

Carson Smith will go for a third opinion on his injured right shoulder.

Smith met with Dr. David Altchek in New York this week, though it's unclear what he was told. It sounds like the 28-year-old setup man is weighing whether to have surgery to repair his labrum or capsule. He was placed on the disabled list May 15 with what was initially diagnosed as a right shoulder subluxation.

Tyler Thornburg's (shoulder) scheduled rehab appearance Tuesday at Triple-A Pawtucket has been cancelled so that he can work on his mechanics.

Thornburg showed diminished velocity in his last appearance at Pawtucket, though he told reporters that he felt fine. The 29-year-old right-hander still hasn't thrown a pitch for the Red Sox since they acquired him from the Brewers in December 2016 and that wouldn't seem to be close to changing.

Red Sox placed RHP Austin Maddox on the 10-day disabled list with a right shoulder injury.

Maddox battled shoulder issues all spring and it's unclear when he might be ready to begin pitching in games. The 26-year-old posted an impressive 0.52 ERA and 14/2 K/BB ratio in 17 1/3 innings last season out of the Red Sox bullpen.